Virginia Statutes
§ 53.1-26 — Confiscation of prohibited articles
Virginia § 53.1-26
JurisdictionVirginia
Title 53.1PRISONS AND OTHER METHODS OF CORRECTION
Ch. 2STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
Art. 1General Provisions
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Bluebook
Va. Code Ann. § 53.1-26 (2026).
Text
Any item of personal property which a prisoner in any state correctional facility is prohibited from possessing by the Code of Virginia or by the rules of the Director shall, when found in the possession of a prisoner, be confiscated and sold or destroyed as the Director may direct. Any funds from the sale of such property shall be invested and used as provided in § 53.1-44.
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Legislative History
Code 1950, § 53-23.1; 1968, c. 222; 1982, c. 636.
Nearby Sections
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§ 53.1-1
Definitions§ 53.1-1.2
Visitation policies§ 53.1-10
Powers and duties of Director§ 53.1-101
Work by prisoners§ 53.1-102
Sending prisoners to other farms§ 53.1-103
Farm expenses§ 53.1-106
Members of jail or jail farm board or regional jail authority; powers; payment of pro rata costs§ 53.1-106.1
Location of jail facilities§ 53.1-107
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Bluebook (online)
Virginia § 53.1-26, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/va/53.1-26.